Monday, February 14, 2005

And about that Chocolate Situation...

This is just distressing. Chocolate and child slavery? I just ate an enormous chocolate heart and now I'm nauseous. Well, it was organic, so maybe I'm in the clear...

Send them some valentines. Nestle, Hershey, and Mars really don't want to be branded with a slogan like, "Tell you her you love her...by offering her the blood of innocent children." Let them know you're not going to be placated with a tiny pilot project in Ghana--let them know that there will be no more chocolately goodness until they get on board with the Harkin/Engel plan.

Note: No organic beans are produced in Ivory Coast, but an organic label is no guarantee that the product is slave-free. Newman's Own, however, is both. Newman's Own contracts with Costa Rica producers who are closely monitored to comply with labor laws and organic standards.